Jason Savage’s tangled web

The Maine Republican Party has struggled to explain the numerous reports that found a mountain of convincing evidence tying Jason Savage, executive director of the Maine Republican Party, to the anonymous fake news website Maine Examiner.

On Wednesday, Portland Press Herald columnist Bill Nemitz revealed that Savage owes Maine Revenue Service more than $11,000 in unpaid income taxes and fines and has had 16 tax liens recorded against him since 1999.

 

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